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Mashable Wins Webby For 'Best Business' Coverage

Mashable is proud to announce it has won a Webby for best business coverage (blog) of the year.

Other winners chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences include Pinterest, which gets the Webby for social media website, and Google+ which gets the People's Voice nod for social media.

Spotify gets the award for music app of the year, while white-hot photo-sharing app Instagram will be honored as the Webby Breakout of the Year.

Another first-time honoree: Bjork, who gets the artist of the year award for her album Biophilia. And comedian Louis CK, whose online-only $5 video special broke new ground in his industry, is the Webby Person of the Year.

The IADAS executive committee, featuring more than a thousand web luminaries, votes on the main award in each category, while a record 1.5 million votes were cast in 200 countries for the People's Voice choices.

Some more highlights: Facebook gets a brand new award for helping to foster social change around the world; Dropbox wins best web service, as well as the Webby for the website with the best practices; Epicurious wins best lifestyle website; Factcheck.org wins best political website.

The Webbys' full list of winners will be revealed 7am ET Tuesday morning, but Mashable got an exclusive sneak peek. Check back later for the full list — and a big thank you to everyone who voted.

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